Chapter 204 - 204 Chapter 204, Gathering in the Capital
204 Chapter 204, Gathering in the Capital
Regardless of whether this was a scheme by the Imperial Court or not, the majority of the seven great sects felt that they should participate.
They didn’t want to be suppressed by the Wudang Sect and Shaolin temple for the rest of their lives, and this was the perfect opportunity.
Seeing that the other five sects were insistent, Wudang and Shaolin had no choice but to participate.
After all, they had to maintain their status in the martial world.
Moreover, everyone was also talking about who was stronger between Wudang and Shaolin.
The first Martial Arts Conference this time was an excellent opportunity to test the cultivation level of the disciples.
The Imperial Court had also announced that the last battle would be held in the Imperial Palace.
Empress Changning would bring all the ministers to watch at that time, which could be said to be giving the seven major sects enough face.
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The Wudang Sect.
It was one of the martial arts sects in the Central Plains. Its founder was the disciple of a Shaolin Master. The MMasterand Disciple had violated the Shaolin prohibition on learning martial arts without permission and were chased out. Later, he adapted according to the Shaolin cultivation method and created his internal cultivation technique. He established a sect, and thus, Wudang was established in the pugilistic world.
Wudang Sect was a sect of inner force and was as famous as Shaolin Sect in the martial arts world. They were both known as the powerhouse of the martial arts world.
“Master, the Imperial Court’s plan can be said to be far-sighted. However, the other sects can’t resist the temptation of being the number one in the world and insist on participating.” Ling Xu, the Sect Leader of Wu Zhang, complained to his white-bearded Master
“Don’t you have any desire to live a better life? Since you’ve already agreed to participate, then let our disciples compete.” Taoist Zi Yang was the previous sect leader, but he passed the position of sect leader to Zhang Junbao as soon as he started to study Daoism.
His martial arts skills were unparalleled, and his swordsmanship was exceptional.
However, he had not been involved in the affairs of the world for many years. Even when Wudang was forced to seal off the mountain, he did not make a move. This was because, in his opinion, every cause brings a consequence. The seven major sects had failed in their rebellion with the vessel’s king and should be punished.
As for Taoist Zi Yang, he was already a saint cultivator, but he rarely showed his face, so many disciples thought that he had died.
He knew his disciple Zhang Junbao very well. If Zhang Junbao did not have a competitive heart, he would not have participated in the competition.
“This Disciple is only preparing for the rainy days. When the Great Master left Shaolin, the world always thought that Wudang was inferior to Shaolin. So, I took this opportunity to prove Wudang’s worth.” Zhang Junbao claimed that the Imperial Court was scheming and treacherous, but he still could not help but jump into the trap.
As the sect leader of the Wudang Sect, it was not wrong for Zhang Junbao to think for the whole sect. Therefore, Taoist Zi Yang could not say anything more.
If Zhang Junbao also became desireless, then the position of sect leader would not be suitable for him.
I won’t interfere in this matter. A saint cultivator wouldn’t want to participate in such a meaningless competition. Taoist Zi Yang knew the purpose of this disciple’s visit. It was not to visit him but to ask him to come out of the mountain.
“Master, you know me best. As the leader of the martial arts sect, I have to make sure that Wudang becomes the number one sect in the world. Although you have not been involved in the secular world for many years, you still have to consider the sect. Who knows if those saint cultivators are as desireless as you?” Zhang Junbao did not want Wudang to lose.
As long as Taoist Zi Yang agreed to help, they would truly be safe.
“Forget it. If there are saint cultivators participating, I will fight for Wudang.” It was true that Taoist Zi Yang had the obligation to help Wudang Sect. After all, he was from Wudang Sect.
“Thank you, Master.” Zhang Junbao was overjoyed to hear his MMasteragree.
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Great Zhou
The capital became more and more lively.
Martial arts practitioners from all walks of life gathered here. To prevent anyone from causing trouble, the Imperial Court specially strengthened the patrol of the army.
In addition, there will be more than thirty ninth-stage grandmasters to assist. If there are troublemakers, they will be disqualified and expelled from the capital. If there are offenders, they will be dealt with according to the law.
However, how could the people from the martial arts world who were used to being free and idle not cause trouble?
Especially those who had grudges would start to fight if they didn’t agree.
Without exception, they were all either expelled by the Imperial Court or detained in prison and dealt with according to the law.
This also made the people of the martial arts world a lot more obedient.
However, there were always people who liked to seek death or to be in the limelight.
In an inn.
The two martial arts practitioners with old grudges gathered together.
“Zhou Bai, you took advantage of my injuries to steal the hundred-year-old mountain ginseng. I will definitely take revenge for this!” Heart-rending Sword Li Kuangfeng had been looking for Zhou Bai for many years, and he had finally found him.
“Haha, the treasures naturally belong to whoever has the ability!” Overlord Zhou Bai wasn’t someone to be trifled with. If he didn’t have some skills, he wouldn’t have been so arrogant. Since they couldn’t talk things through, the two signed the life and death contract and were about to fight.
The government would not care as long as the innocent were not hurt!
The open space was surrounded by a crowd of onlookers.
Of course, everyone was very excited to see blood.
Zhou Bai charged over at an extremely fast pace. With two consecutive turns, he raised his saber and slashed from right to left.
Facing the powerful blade technique, Li Kuangfeng immediately jumped back to dodge, but the blade technique did not stop there. Overlord Zhou Bai immediately held the hilt of his blade with both hands and slashed twice to his left and right, extremely fast but not losing power!
Li Kuangfeng was starting to feel that things were not going his way. The longsword in his right hand could not keep up with the speed, and the short sword in his left hand was clearly unable to block. He was using his own weapon to block instinctively.
The distance between the two was pulled apart, and Li Kuangfeng’s attack was naturally interrupted. At this time, he couldn’t advance or retreat, and it was quite awkward.
Li Kuangfeng had no choice but to re-establish his stance and changed the short sword in his left hand from the front to the back. He wanted to continue to strengthen his offense. It turned out that he had not realized the change in the situation and wanted to use the change in the offense to suppress his opponent. “The Overlord deserved his reputation, especially this revolving saber. The saber technique is swift and fierce, and it doesn’t lack power.
“That’s right. This heart-rending sword Li Kuangfeng is already using his inner energy to resist the attack. He’s already showing signs of defeat. ”
“Li Kuangfeng is probably going to lose. This Zhou Bai is very strong!” the surrounding audience started discussing.
Even with his internal energy, Li Kuangfeng’s sword was unable to withstand the attack and was forced out of his hand. The speed of his sword was too slow and it was already flicked away by the edge of the blade, causing blood to splatter everywhere.
Another unlucky martial artist had fallen.
No matter how famous he was in the pugilistic world, he was still reduced to dust.
“What are you all looking at? Hurry up and disperse!” The soldiers in charge of cleaning drove the crowd away to avoid chaos.
It could be said Li Kuangfeng couldn’t see the situation clearly. He didn’t have Zhou Bai’s strength, to begin with, but he still had to take revenge for his stolen ginseng. In the end, he even lost his life.
However, this also showed the cruelty of the martial arts world. It was not about friendship, but the law of the jungle.
The law could not restrain them at all.
Or rather, they did not want to be bound by the law.
That was why the Imperial Court was very angry with the people of the martial arts world. After all, the Emperor did not want to see anyone leave the scope of his control.
The soldiers lifted the body and left, leaving two soldiers to clean up the bloodstains.
Everything would return to normal shortly as if nothing had happened.
After a few days, everyone would forget about the heart-rending sword Li Kuangfeng, because there were new talents in the pugilistic world, and a new topic would replace him soon.